# Riva

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,459

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Italian, Catalan, and Spanish surname for someone who lives near a shore, from riva (“shore”).

## Easily confused with
- **RV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rv)
- **RNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rna)
- **RSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rsa)
- **Roa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-roa)
- **RTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rta)
- **RMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rma)
- **Rua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rua)
- **Rosa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rosa)
- **Roma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-roma)
- **RSVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rsvp)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rove)
- **rona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rona)
- **rota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rota)
- **river** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-river)
- **rival** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rival)
- **riven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-riven)
- **rivet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rivet)
- **Rizal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rizal)
- **Rivera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riva-vs-rivera)
- **ra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ra-vs-riva)

## Common misspellings (5)
`irva`, `riav`, `rivva`, `rriva`, `rvia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/riva